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Alfa Romeo 2000 and 2600 Spider Touring
A Touring-bodied Alfa Romeo spider that arrived with its floor and wheel arches eaten by rust: new metal, mechanics overhauled, red paint, black hood and a new grey interior.
- Model
- Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider, Touring body
- Built
- 2000 Spider 1958–1961, followed by the 2600 Spider
- Engine
- 4-cylinder twin cam, 1975 cc
- Colour
- Red, black hood, grey interior
- Work
- Metalwork, underbody, mechanics, paint, upholstery
- Restoration
- Full
The story
The Alfa Romeo 2000 and 2600 Spider were Alfa's big open cars at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, with bodies designed and built by Touring in Milan: a long, clean line, a scoop on the bonnet and four snug seats under the hood.
The book tells the restoration of a 2000 Spider. It arrived white, and under the paint the rust had done its work: floor, wheel arches and lower panels. In the workshop it was stripped to bare metal, repaired, rebuilt with overhauled mechanics and left red, with a black hood and grey interior.
The restoration step by step
From rust to Alfa red
- Step 1 of 6
How it arrived
Outdoors, complete but tired: bonnet without paint, interior to redo and, under the carpets, a floor that was barely there.
outdoors, before the restoration 
cabin and floor eaten by rust - Step 2 of 6
The bare shell
Mechanics, interior and paint come off: the bare shell shows everything. Wheel arches, floor and inner structures were rusted through in several places.
the bare shell on a trolley 
rust coming through under the paint 
the rotten rear floor 
the wheel arch opened up: the structure underneath needed remaking - Step 3 of 6
New floor and underbody
The rotten sections are cut out and the floor rebuilt in new steel, welded in place. The underbody is then protected and painted black.
the floor rebuilt in new steel 
the floor opened up: the rotten metal comes out 
the underbody protected and painted black - Step 4 of 6
The mechanics
Engine stripped piece by piece, gearbox overhauled, drum brakes rebuilt with shoes and wheel cylinders in good order.
the engine stripped down 
the overhauled gearbox 
a rebuilt drum brake - Step 5 of 6
Red paint and reassembly
The body is painted red, then engine, wiring, dashboard and instruments go back in place.
the body freshly painted red 
the rear while the hood is being fitted 
the engine back in place 
refitting the dashboard and wiring - Step 6 of 6
Seats and panels
The seats are rebuilt from the base: springs, new padding and then the grey cover tailored to fit; the door panels are remade too.
an original seat: rusty springs and crumbling padding 
the seat base with new padding 
the new grey cover 
a remade door panel
As it is today
Some photos have been digitally cleaned up (light, colour, grain), without changing their content.
More photos
Do you have a spider or an Italian sports car to restore?
Metalwork, mechanics, paint and upholstery: Mimmo handles the whole restoration in the workshop, including for clients in Switzerland. Tell him about your car.
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